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RSS bristol in newsHP dishes out research grants to academic institutions
News UK universities scored a series of grants, with the University of Bath picking up two grants for work on the artistic rendering of video and systems security modelling, while the University of Bristol also gained a pair of awards to conduct... [18 Aug 2008]
Norwich Union considers IT outsourcing
News Most of the roles are based in Norwich but staff at Bristol and York could also be affected. Norwich Union is considering outsourcing some of its IT infrastructure which could affect up to 400 IT staff next year. [23 May 2008]
HP close to buying EDS for $12bn
News In recent years, HP has also been spending big on corporate infrastructure software companies, including the acquisitions of Mercury Interactive, Opsware, SPI Dynamics, Bristol Technology, and Peregrine. [13 May 2008]
Vodafone gets speedy with broadband
News The extension will cover Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester and Reading and is due to be completed by the autumn. Vodafone is extending its fast mobile broadband coverage to a further three million people this summer as part of a... [12 May 2008]
Miserable at work? Live in London? Join the club
News HireScores' managing director, Lisette Howlett, speculates that job insecurity and the high cost of living contributes to a feeling of dissatisfaction among London workers, while the relaxed lifestyle of Bristol, Devon and the South West makes for... [21 Apr 2008]
Corus hammers out £26m IT deal with Capgemini
News Existing IBM and Fujitsu mainframe services will also transition across from Corus sites to Capgemini's data centres in Bristol and Rotherham. Steel manufacturer Corus has extended its IT outsourcing deal to manage its mainframe computers with... [17 Apr 2008]
Orange and T-Mobile join forces on mobile TV
News TDtv was successfully trialled in Bristol in 2007 by Orange, Telefonica, Vodafone and 3UK. Orange and T-Mobile will jointly trial a mobile TV service in West London during the second half of 2008. The service will include 24 TV channels and ten... [13 Feb 2008]
SHL calls on Capgemini to overhaul IT
News Under the deal IT from three data centres in Europe and the US will be transferred to a secure Capgemini centre in Bristol, with user and technical support based at Capgemini service centres in Katowice, Poland and Mumbai in India, with back-up... [25 Jan 2008]
Brits suffering fat pipe rage
News Broadband consumers in Cardiff are most likely to get techno-rage, according to the survey, while users in Bristol are the most dissatisfied with their service. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [25 Jan 2008]
Microsoft hires a new Scott for top spot
News Before that, he was chief technology officer at General Motors and vice president of operations at Bristol-Myers Squibb. Microsoft has said it has hired Tony Scott as CIO to head management of its internal IT systems. [18 Jan 2008]
Which cities top the wealth league?
News Cities with levels of productivity above the average - and growing knowledge economies in both public and private sectors - include Bristol, Leeds and Manchester, as well as Derby, Ipswich and Northampton. [07 Jan 2008]
Top 10 financial services stories of the year
News Bristol, Coventry and Manchester were also among the top five cities to originate card-not-present fraud. This is after a major regulatory reform has been accomplished and plastic cards make more in-roads into cash payments. [17 Dec 2007]
UK-India grad school get networking virtually…
News BT will be joined in the consortium by IT consultancy Intergence Systems, plus 10 UK universities: Birmingham, Bristol, Cambridge, Lancaster, Queen Mary, Southampton, St Andrews, Surrey, University College London and Ulster. [04 Dec 2007]
Britannia cuts call queues
News Building society Britannia has rolled out a call management system at its Bristol call centre. The move follows the acquisition of Bristol & West savings business and branch network for £150m last year. [10 Oct 2007]
London hottest for online card fraud
News In order of the worst offending, the top 10 UK card not present fraud hotspots are: London, Manchester, Coventry, Kilmarnock, Bristol, Brighton, Leicester, Leeds, Glasgow and Nottingham. By tracking the postcodes of addresses where fraudulently... [05 Sep 2007]
